Category: Legislature
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Senate Begin Oil Theft Probe In Niger Delta
The Senate Adhoc Committee on Oil Theft said it had bugun investigations into oil theft and illegal bunkering activities in the Niger Delta region. Chairman of the Committee, Bassey Akpan, said this while answering questions from journalists on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport. Akpan said massive stealing of Nigeria’s crude oil, which had…
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Buhari Writes To Senate, Seeks Confirmation Of New CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). His request was contained in a letter read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. The request for confirmation, he said, is in accordance with Section 231(1) of the…
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How Edo Assembly removed Speaker
The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, has been impeached. His removal followed a motion by the Majority Leader of the House, Henry Okhurobo, that Okiye be removed over allegations of high-handedness. His impeachment letter was signed by nine out of the 10-member Assembly present at a brief sitting on Monday, a…
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We’ll pass 2021 budget before 2020 ends, Senate President assures
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the National Assembly is ready to pass the 2021 Appropriation Bill before the end of 2020. Lawan made this known in his opening remarks before President Muhammadu Buhari was called to lay the national budget before the joint session of the National Assembly. The Senate President recalled…
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Reps silent on cost of chamber’s electronic system
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday, inspected the new facilities installed in the chamber to reconfigure the system from analogue to digital. Gbajabiamila, who was guided by his aides to test the gadgets, was accompanied by the Chairman, House Committee on Services, Wale Raji; Chairman, House Committee on Media and…
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House of Reps adopts E-sittings, voting
The 9th House of Representatives, in fulfilment of its Legislative Agenda, has installed an electronic system for all of its proceedings. The House will, on resumption next week, discard voice voting and drop its reference to hard copies of instruments of legislation. The Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Benjamin…
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NASS Clerk, Others Appointed Illegally, CSO Tells Court, seeks Immediate Sack Of NASS Management
African Media Roundtable Initiatives (AMRI) a leading media advocacy network for good leadership has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to declare all actions taken, leading to the appointment of the Acting Clerk of the National Assembly, Arch Amos Olatunde Ojo as illegal, null and void and of no consequence. The African Media Roundtable Initiatives…
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NASS Leadership: Civil Society group asks court to nullify appointment of Ag Clerk, others
A civil society organisation, Africa Media Roundtable Initiatives (AMRI) has asked the court to nullify the appointment of the Acting Clerk of the National Assembly, Arc Amos Olatunde Ojo and others. The group further seeks order of the court to declare as null and void the actions taken by the Chairman of the National Assembly…
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Dare Sunday Awoniyi, Ademola Seriki, 38 others scale through Senate screening as Ambassadors
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of 38 non-career and one career ambassadors-designate that would represent the country on foreign missions. The list also included Dare Awoniyi (Kogi), who is the son of the late Sunday Awoniyi, former Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum and Ademola Seriki (Lagos). President Muhammadu Buhari had requested the…
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Senate sits over 774,000 jobs
The Senate on Tuesday entered an emergency closed session to discuss the outcome of the meeting between the President, Muhammadu Buhari and the presiding officers of the National Assembly last Thursday. The closed session started immediately the red chamber resumed plenary on Tuesday. The Minority Leader of the Upper Chamber, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, had told…